SAN FRANCISCO, June 01, (THEWILL) – Manchester United football club of England has overtaken Real Madrid to become Europe’s richest football club despite not playing in the UEFA Champions league nor winning the English League since 2013.
The latest football rich list from KPMG showed that United had topped the Spanish la liga champions to occupy the first spot as the richest club in the continent.
Five other English clubs also made it on the top 10 list of richest clubs in Europe including Arsenal, Chelsea, Manchester City and Liverpool.
The English game’s growing financial muscle is highlighted in the second year of KPMG’s report which looked at the finances of 39 clubs based on their popularity on social media channels, revenues for the 2014/15 and 2015/16 seasons, and success in European competitions.
The clubs were then ranked by a measure used judge how much it would cost to buy any given club as it includes a business’s total debt.
Although Manchester united owes almost half a billion pounds in debt, it had a remarkable revenue increase due to a bumper television rights deal.
United has been valued at €3.004 billion (£2.61bn), ahead of both Real (€2.895bn) and Barcelona (€2.688bn).
Bayern Munich (€2.367bn) are fourth on the list, with Manchester City (€1.909bn) the next highest-placed English team in fifth. Arsenal, Chelsea, Liverpool, Juventus and Tottenham Hotspur complete the top 10.
The top 32 teams had a combined value of €29.9bn (£26bn), an increase of more than €3bn on last year. The three top teams – Manchester United, Real Madrid and Barcelona – account for around a third of the total value.
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Manchester United (€3.004bn)
Real Madrid (€2.895bn)
Barcelona (€2.688bn)
Bayern Munich (€2.367bn)
Manchester City (€1.909bn)
Arsenal (€1.882bn)
Chelsea (€1.524bn)
Liverpool (€1.260bn)
Juventus (€1.158bn)
Tottenham Hotspur (€978m)
Paris Saint-Germain (€948m)
Borussia Dortmund (€917m)
Atletico Madrid (€771m)
Schalke (€663m)
AC Milan (€504m)
Leicester (€442m)
Everton (€431m)
Roma (€433m)
Inter (€407m)
Napoli (€388m)
Galatasaray (€357m)
Fenerbahce (€330m)
Benfica (€326m)
Lyon (€301m)
Athletic Bilbao (€285m)
Ajax (€258m)
Sevilla (€249m)
Valencia (€225m)
Lazio (€215m)
Besiktas (€207m)
PSV Eindhoven (€201m)
Marseille (€179m)
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